Colter — Col ter, n. [AS. culter, fr. L. culter plowshare, knife. Cf. {Cutlass}.] A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard. [Written also {coulter}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Colter — This interesting and unusual medieval English name is a dialectal variant of a metonymic occupational name, Colt, given to someone who looked after asses or horses. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century Colt , meaning a young ass … Surnames reference

colter — noun a) A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard. b) The part of a seed drill that makes the furrow for the seed … Wiktionary

colter — colÂ·ter || kÉ™ÊŠltÉ™ n. sharp steel wedge attached to the beam of a plow used to cut vertically through the soil (also coulter) … English contemporary dictionary